Poured a deep reddish brown color, hazy, with a small but well-retaining cap of white head. Aroma of piney hops, citrus and soft fruits, roasty malts. Taste of resinous hops, citrus zest, sweet caramel malts, in pretty decent balance, dry pine needle bitterness in the finish. Yep, it's more or less a hoppy imperial red ale, and while nice and flavorful, it lacks the intense and almost clashing flavors that seem to turn most people off to Cascadian dark ales / American black ales. Body is medium and drinkability is equally moderate. Not a bad beer by any measure.

Pours a murky reddish-orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Thick rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, citrus fruit, and citrus zest. Taste is much the same with herbal hop flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with some tasty hop flavors.

Pours a deep reddish color with some lighter golden hues. Tanned head rests on top, leaving some patchy lacing on the glass.

Punchy citric hops in the nose with some grapefruit and citrus peel. Bready malts with light sweetness and caramel. Soft alcohol warmth.

Hoppy and bitter up front with some citrus tones. Notes of sweeter fruit followed by grapefruit and orange. Burly malt backbone with caramel and bread crust. Residual sweetness and hops on the back end with a spike of warmth.

Fuller medium body, decent carbonation, sticky and lingering on the tongue. This reminds me of some other imperial red ales I've had before - drinkable and hoppy with a splash of booze = nicely done.